Marker Kingpin 13
Model year: 2026
Weight: 715 gram
Manufacturers description
Marker's totally revolutionary Pin-Tech binding in a new design. The power transmission is in a class of its own thanks to the strong rear binding. Newly developed toe part with 2 powerful springs at the correct angle of incidence Rider weight max 130kg.
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Strengths:
None. These were very expensive, difficult to use, impossible to confirm full engagement of toepieces, and prone to injury-causing release failures. 2017-2018 Kingpin 10 and 13 recalled for safety defect.
Weaknesses:
2018 Kingpin 10 and 13 Toepieces were recalled due to manuf. defect that could cause pins to shear off, resulting in catastrophic fails. I replaced my 2018 KP13s with 2020 KP13s. Toepieces still dangerously difficult to engage and did not release reliably as countless online reviews and comments confirm. Google "Market Kingpin 13 failures" for examples. Marker promo videos show carefree skier popping into the toes on firm, level snow. Good luck with that on any kind of slope with loose snow, hard snow, ice. Add in serious wind, failing light, plunging temperatures, possibly expedition conditions--and you're seriously endangered trying to get back into toepieces that refuse to engage. And, as others have observed, there is no completely reliable way to ensure that the pins are in fact fully engaged to the boot-toe sockets once they snap shut. I have had what I thought sure was a secure connection fail once I skied several steep turns.
Summary:
I stopped using these bindings after skiing on 2018 and 2020 model years. 2018's were recalled for manufactring defects. 2020 models were undesirable for reasons noted above under "Weaknesses."
Model year: 2018
None. These were very expensive, difficult to use, impossible to confirm full engagement of toepieces, and prone to injury-causing release failures. 2017-2018 Kingpin 10 and 13 recalled for safety defect.
Weaknesses:
2018 Kingpin 10 and 13 Toepieces were recalled due to manuf. defect that could cause pins to shear off, resulting in catastrophic fails. I replaced my 2018 KP13s with 2020 KP13s. Toepieces still dangerously difficult to engage and did not release reliably as countless online reviews and comments confirm. Google "Market Kingpin 13 failures" for examples. Marker promo videos show carefree skier popping into the toes on firm, level snow. Good luck with that on any kind of slope with loose snow, hard snow, ice. Add in serious wind, failing light, plunging temperatures, possibly expedition conditions--and you're seriously endangered trying to get back into toepieces that refuse to engage. And, as others have observed, there is no completely reliable way to ensure that the pins are in fact fully engaged to the boot-toe sockets once they snap shut. I have had what I thought sure was a secure connection fail once I skied several steep turns.
Summary:
I stopped using these bindings after skiing on 2018 and 2020 model years. 2018's were recalled for manufactring defects. 2020 models were undesirable for reasons noted above under "Weaknesses."
Model year: 2018
Strengths:
Very robust design. Easy to use height levels for skinning,
Weaknesses:
A bit tricky to get into the front sometime
Summary:
Love this binding. Solid. Even in the piste carving its great
Model year: 2023
Very robust design. Easy to use height levels for skinning,
Weaknesses:
A bit tricky to get into the front sometime
Summary:
Love this binding. Solid. Even in the piste carving its great
Model year: 2023
Strengths:
Good at putting you at risk.
Weaknesses:
In approximately 30-40 days of touring, I have had 2 toe pins shear off completely and the carbon insert controlling the switch between ski and walk break. All breaks resulted in dangerous and lengthy escapes from the BC. Do not buy these pieces of garbage. I have radicals from 2011 that are still going strong with hundreds of days on them.
Summary:
If they fail in the wrong spot, you could die.
Model year: 2019
Good at putting you at risk.
Weaknesses:
In approximately 30-40 days of touring, I have had 2 toe pins shear off completely and the carbon insert controlling the switch between ski and walk break. All breaks resulted in dangerous and lengthy escapes from the BC. Do not buy these pieces of garbage. I have radicals from 2011 that are still going strong with hundreds of days on them.
Summary:
If they fail in the wrong spot, you could die.
Model year: 2019
Strengths:
Good back binding. Lightweight
Weaknesses:
Very poor and dangerous front binding.
Summary:
Have had these on Völkl Katana V-Werks for a number of years and in all honesty have not gone so much uphill but skied a lot off piste and piste. The back bindings are really good and feel safe.
Now to the flawed and very dangerous front binding.
1. you get no clear feedback that the binding is locked in the boot. Ice tends to build up under the springs and then it can look and feel like the binding is locked but because the toe part is not pressed down the last millimeter, it releases much easier.
2. the front binding only releases upwards / backwards, not when twisting. Great risk of serious injury to the knee and lower leg in case of a fall. In combination with 1 it becomes a dangerous cocktail.
3. difficult to get the skis on at an incline.
I have used the bindings despite a feeling that I can't really trust the toe part. A little scary to push hard in steep piste and off-piste if the skis risk slipping.
In the end, the worst happened anyway, but luckily I was in the piste. Short description of the course: Steep and hard part in black slope, presses firmly in left turn, right binding toe part releases from the ski boot, left ski grabs the slope and turns around until the heel part releases. I tumble / slide at least 50 meters down.
If I had a binding with a working toe piece, I would not have fallen. If I had fallen anyway, the toe part would have released to the side and I would have survived with bruises. Instead, I had to call for help because an ankle fracture with a spiral fracture of the fibula up to the knee made my left leg unusable. If I had been outside the lift system or on a summit tour, it could have been really dangerous. Now there are only consequences for finances and pleasures (waiting for surgery, plaster 6 v with sick leave and subsequent rehab. No more skiing this season).
I want to issue a warning for this binding and bindings with similar construction as the risk of injury is far too great to justify saving a few grams.
Model year: 2016
Good back binding. Lightweight
Weaknesses:
Very poor and dangerous front binding.
Summary:
Have had these on Völkl Katana V-Werks for a number of years and in all honesty have not gone so much uphill but skied a lot off piste and piste. The back bindings are really good and feel safe.
Now to the flawed and very dangerous front binding.
1. you get no clear feedback that the binding is locked in the boot. Ice tends to build up under the springs and then it can look and feel like the binding is locked but because the toe part is not pressed down the last millimeter, it releases much easier.
2. the front binding only releases upwards / backwards, not when twisting. Great risk of serious injury to the knee and lower leg in case of a fall. In combination with 1 it becomes a dangerous cocktail.
3. difficult to get the skis on at an incline.
I have used the bindings despite a feeling that I can't really trust the toe part. A little scary to push hard in steep piste and off-piste if the skis risk slipping.
In the end, the worst happened anyway, but luckily I was in the piste. Short description of the course: Steep and hard part in black slope, presses firmly in left turn, right binding toe part releases from the ski boot, left ski grabs the slope and turns around until the heel part releases. I tumble / slide at least 50 meters down.
If I had a binding with a working toe piece, I would not have fallen. If I had fallen anyway, the toe part would have released to the side and I would have survived with bruises. Instead, I had to call for help because an ankle fracture with a spiral fracture of the fibula up to the knee made my left leg unusable. If I had been outside the lift system or on a summit tour, it could have been really dangerous. Now there are only consequences for finances and pleasures (waiting for surgery, plaster 6 v with sick leave and subsequent rehab. No more skiing this season).
I want to issue a warning for this binding and bindings with similar construction as the risk of injury is far too great to justify saving a few grams.
Model year: 2016
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Strengths:
good rear jaw, good switch mechanism from climbing to riding, good climbing aid
Weaknesses:
As many have already described here, absolute danger for the knees, a twisting fall and my cruciate ligament was torn, neither front nor rear cheek opened, with this power transmission a jaw should have been triggered!
Summary:
& months after the fall, which was so violent that the other knee still hauet ncoh hurts, no purchase recommendation!
Model year: 2017
good rear jaw, good switch mechanism from climbing to riding, good climbing aid
Weaknesses:
As many have already described here, absolute danger for the knees, a twisting fall and my cruciate ligament was torn, neither front nor rear cheek opened, with this power transmission a jaw should have been triggered!
Summary:
& months after the fall, which was so violent that the other knee still hauet ncoh hurts, no purchase recommendation!
Model year: 2017
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Strengths:
Good downhill
Weaknesses:
Uncertain toe part
Summary:
This binding is not to be trusted in riding mode. Rolled in the woods and twisted my knee violently causing the cruciate ligament to come right off. With such a strong rotation, the bond should have released. If you want a binding of the same style as the kingpin 13, you should look at either the shift, duke or cast system instead.
Model year: 2022
Good downhill
Weaknesses:
Uncertain toe part
Summary:
This binding is not to be trusted in riding mode. Rolled in the woods and twisted my knee violently causing the cruciate ligament to come right off. With such a strong rotation, the bond should have released. If you want a binding of the same style as the kingpin 13, you should look at either the shift, duke or cast system instead.
Model year: 2022
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Strengths:
Pretty easy
Weaknesses:
The ejaculation
Summary:
After a few years, it holds together, but the biggest disadvantage is that the ejaculation is a bit hip as happ. Sometimes when it should trigger it does not and sometimes it triggers performs when it should not
May still stay on the top touring skis. But if I have to push the piste / allmountain, I use another pair of skis
Model year: 2018
Pretty easy
Weaknesses:
The ejaculation
Summary:
After a few years, it holds together, but the biggest disadvantage is that the ejaculation is a bit hip as happ. Sometimes when it should trigger it does not and sometimes it triggers performs when it should not
May still stay on the top touring skis. But if I have to push the piste / allmountain, I use another pair of skis
Model year: 2018
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Strengths:
No
Weaknesses:
The toe part
Summary:
Thieves release in walking position when it is steep, just when you need to be able to trust your stuff. Have been through this several times with one toe or both.
Thieves release in ride mode (one or both) when pressed.
Unreliable and dangerous for both life and limb. Absolutely absurd that Kingpin can still be sold. Someone should clear the shit out of Marker or put the development department in a precipice for general crochet.
Model year: 2022
No
Weaknesses:
The toe part
Summary:
Thieves release in walking position when it is steep, just when you need to be able to trust your stuff. Have been through this several times with one toe or both.
Thieves release in ride mode (one or both) when pressed.
Unreliable and dangerous for both life and limb. Absolutely absurd that Kingpin can still be sold. Someone should clear the shit out of Marker or put the development department in a precipice for general crochet.
Model year: 2022
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Strengths:
sits almost like an alpine binding, Bias
Weaknesses:
semi-difficult to get in place with the inserts
Summary:
good to ride with, good to ride with, has not iced much
Have ridden a lot downhill with it too.
Model year: 2019
sits almost like an alpine binding, Bias
Weaknesses:
semi-difficult to get in place with the inserts
Summary:
good to ride with, good to ride with, has not iced much
Have ridden a lot downhill with it too.
Model year: 2019
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Strengths:
Very light, does not weigh much and has good walking positions
Weaknesses:
Should be emptied on snow so that the ski boot fits properly into the binding.
Summary:
A very good binding that is recommended for top trips on the mountain!
Model year: 2020
Very light, does not weigh much and has good walking positions
Weaknesses:
Should be emptied on snow so that the ski boot fits properly into the binding.
Summary:
A very good binding that is recommended for top trips on the mountain!
Model year: 2020
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